What does having an sp hybridization really mean? Select the best answer that describes what sp...

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What does having an sp² hybridization really mean? Select the best answer that describes what sp² hybidization on the carbon atoms of ethylene and the methyl carbocation means. H H C=C H a.) Each carbon atom in ethylene has combined two of its three 2p atomic orbitals with its 2s orbital to create a total of three sp² hybrid orbitals (each with one electron) that it uses to form sigma bonds with the two hydrogen atoms and the other carbon atom, and the "left-over" 2p atomic orbital on each carbon atom (each with one electron) goes to form the pi-bond (the "double bond") of ethylene. In a similar way, the methyl carbocation has three sp² hybrids it uses to form sigma bonds with the three hydrogen atoms, and the "left-over" 2p atomic orbital is empty. b.) The sp² hybridization of carbon in ethylene and the methyl carbocation means that those carbon atoms can only bond with other sp² hybridized carbon atoms. c.) The sp² hybridization on carbon in ethylene and the methyl carbocation means that like the formally charged carbon atom of the methyl carbocation, the carbon atoms in ethylene prefer to have formal charges in the major resonance form. What does having an sp² hybridization really mean? Select the best answer that describes what sp² hybidization on the carbon atoms of ethylene and the methyl carbocation means. H H C=C H a.) Each carbon atom in ethylene has combined two of its three 2p atomic orbitals with its 2s orbital to create a total of three sp² hybrid orbitals (each with one electron) that it uses to form sigma bonds with the two hydrogen atoms and the other carbon atom, and the "left-over" 2p atomic orbital on each carbon atom (each with one electron) goes to form the pi-bond (the "double bond") of ethylene. In a similar way, the methyl carbocation has three sp² hybrids it uses to form sigma bonds with the three hydrogen atoms, and the "left-over" 2p atomic orbital is empty. b.) The sp² hybridization of carbon in ethylene and the methyl carbocation means that those carbon atoms can only bond with other sp² hybridized carbon atoms. c.) The sp² hybridization on carbon in ethylene and the methyl carbocation means that like the formally charged carbon atom of the methyl carbocation, the carbon atoms in ethylene prefer to have formal charges in the major resonance form.